Coterie

I'll just start off by saying that this post is extremely overdue. So much so that it's ridiculous, but I thought that I would take a beginning-of-school-year hiatus even though I started this blog about a month prior (ha). With that said, a little over a month ago I went to the Coterie fashion trade show at the Jacob Javits Center. The day before I went, I had gone to the Capsule Trade Show (see below) so of course I was doing a lot of mental comparing.
For one - the difference of environment. I don't think I can step foot inside the JJC without being immediately overwhelmed by the grandeur of this building. It looked like the amount of designer stations were infinite. As exciting as this was, I much preferred the setup of Capsule. Even though there were some spectacular designers being shown at Coterie, there was A LOT of, what I thought was, mediocrity to navigate through. Of course that's just my opinion, but Capsule felt like a concentrated selection of brands that I love, catering specifically to my taste. If only life could be like that.
Fortunately for me, I knew where I was going because I was on a mission to meet a design team that I had just recently discovered but instantly fell in love with: Sara and Suruzi. After meeting them I did a bit of looking around but got discouraged by all of the stuck up show rooms that wouldn't let me take pictures. That's right, I said it.

SARA AND SURUZI

 Sara and Suruzi's SS12 collection is striking. Delicate, sheer blouses and dresses in muted beige tones looked so beautiful among the strong, dramatic black coats with fur detailing. I adored the minty fabric that popped up throughout the collection adding subtle bits of color and giving the garments a very light feel.   

I was happy to see their signature

interestingly shaped flowy black and white tops

The lovely ladies themselves

SONO DRS

 Sono drs instantly drew me in with its completely black and white color scheme, my two favorite colors. Their SS12 collection looked like a lovely tribute to Twiggy's B&W A line dresses. This was probably not intended, but I thought it was great.

MACKAGE

 Mackage SS12 was very dark and moody. An extremely extensive predominantly black collection was detailed with super Alexander McQueen smoke prints, pops of chestnut and the occasional camouflage fabric, which I thought was really odd.

There were a few black and white sheath

dresses that I thought were really cute and simple

I saw this woman as I was leaving and was

so impressed. Look at those socks!

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LD Tuttle

I am in love with the just-released LD Tuttle AW11 video. Why did this come out now? No idea. But it's so cute and quirky and beautiful and black and white, not to mention that they're one of my favorite shoe makers. Well done!

Directed by Zen Sekizawa and music written by Aaron Hemphill.

Nick Cave Exhibit

Enter the world of Nick Cave

A world where costume design deviates completely from the human form and takes one of unearthly stature, and is somehow still wearable. Well, wearable being used quite loosely. Nick Cave, a dancer, sculpture and performance artist from Missouri challenges your idea of costume design with the beautiful monsters he brings to life. All of Cave's pieces show off his masterful embroidery skills, awareness of fabric and form, a staunch dedication to his work as well as his wit and sense of humor. When faced with his creations, you truly notice the meticulous crafting and complexity behind each figure. Walking through the exhibit had me lost in an otherworldly where-the-wild-things-are dream sequence.
Here are some photos I took at the exhibit:

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Dogstyle

Meet: Lady Gaga 

Given his name because he was "born this way".

Currently running the streets of Chelsea

Capsule

If you don't know what Capsule is, it's a fashion trade show that somehow manages to showcase my favorite independent designers. It's magical. I spent last Saturday there walking around, meeting fabulous people and pretending I'm far more important than I actually am. Everyone was so nice to me which I appreciated so much. The show included three floors of designer's stations- a lot to see, but not too overwhelming. I felt so privileged getting a sneak peak at the designers' SS12 collections! Here are some pictures I took at the show: 

ANN YEE

 KRISTIN LOVE FOR ANN YEE

CAST OF VICES

the Cast of Vices matchbook accompanied their 

drug-inspired jewelry collection perfectly

 STOLEN GIRLFRIEND CLUB

I died when I saw these boots, still kicking

myself for not trying them on.

 BLISS LAU

 MOONSPOON SALOON

(was too excited to see moon spoon. Everything looks incredible

and look at those shoes. )

BLACKHEART

Such a beautiful drop-stitch dress 

 AYAKA NISHI 

 DANIEL PALILLO

 CITRINE BY THE STONES

 WILLIAM OKPO

 BROOK&LYN

 

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